ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1 we introduced the view of James Abegglen (1958 , 1973) in the context of the convergence-divergence debate. Simply put, his view, which represents the divergence school of thought , is that Japanese management practices are unique, because Japanese culture is unique. In this chapter and the next we will introduce the views of our participants in this study on these two questions: the uniqueness of Japanese culture and the uniquene ss of Japanese management.
